Līlāvatī
Līlāvatī, “playful”
Līlāvatī is a name used for more than one woman in the Purāṇas and Itihāsas. Each is listed below with where it is told; choose the one you are looking for.
People
- Līlāvatī, Wife of Hārita: the wife of Hārita of Maulisthāna, who did tapas with him for twenty-one yugas until Bhagavān Nṛsiṃha chose to be their son. Padma Purāṇa, Uttara Khaṇḍa, Chapter 174
- Līlāvatī the Courtesan: a courtesan and devotee of Śiva who gave the lavaṇācala dāna at Pushkara and was reborn as the queen Bhānumatī. Padma Purāṇa, Sṛshṭi Khaṇḍa, Chapter 21
- Līlāvatī of the Rādhāshṭamī Vrata: a woman of the Kṛta Yuga who lived in pāpa, yet was taken to Goloka because she kept the Rādhāshṭamī vrata. Padma Purāṇa, Brahma Khaṇḍa, Chapter 7